Going to Work with Johnny Rotten

Donning parka, gators, Stabilicers and the trusty iPod, I set out for work this morning during a fairly brisk snowfall, walking uncleared sidewalks for the most part through drifts up to knee height. Again in shuffle mode, I was accompanied by a suitable mix of sound, including Gimme Shelter by the Rolling Stones, Vivaldi's Four Seasons with Nigel Kennedy's violin and Johnny Rotten and the Sex Pistols doing Anarchy in the UK. Arriving at my destination about 40 minutes later, simultaneously wet and dry, hot and frozen, exhausted and exhilarated, I once again marveled at the ability of music to help get us through just about anything ...